Nebraska, 1969

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 22, 1969

June 22, 1969 · 11 events in 10 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Furnas

When
June 22, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Furnas County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.250, -99.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Kearney

When
June 22, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Kearney County
Coordinates
40.700, -99.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Kearney

When
June 22, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Kearney County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
40.700, -99.080

Tornado, Nance

When
June 22, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Nance County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.450, -97.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Merrick

When
June 22, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Merrick County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
41.000, -98.280

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When
June 22, 4:00 AM CST
Where
York County
Coordinates
40.880, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When
June 22, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Coordinates
40.880, -98.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
June 22, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Polk County
Coordinates
41.200, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
June 22, 4:55 AM CST
Where
County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
41.080, -95.900

Hail, Colfax

When
June 22, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Colfax County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.580, -97.080

Tornado, Platte

When
June 22, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Platte County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
41.700, -97.330

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Furnas1969-06-22Direct

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Nebraska in 1969Every state in 1969This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Nebraska, 1969

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10066714, 10066715, 10066716, 10066717, 10066718, 10066719, 10066720, 10066721, 10066722, 10066723, 10066724.